then we don't differ that much in procedure, and I'd say veritas ang exchange rocks. I admire your mailbox sizes though :-)
quite ot, If I may ask, what is the speed (kbytes/hr) of your backup? I do dream of an lto library... Thanks -botp > -----Original Message----- > From: kanee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 6:23 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Veritas Netbackup error on MSX 5.5 > > > i have a total of 3600 mailboxes and i do a blb daily > included in my full backup of the exchange server, with each > mailbox an average of 1gb and i have a fiber AIT tape library > and use backupexec8.6 and i have not had a single issue with > blb. Yes its true it takes longer than if you dont use blb > and yes its true it increases the tape space beeded, but > those are not good enough reasons to say "Oh BLB sucks, you > absolutely should never use BLB" Backup exec is one of the if > not the best backup software for exchange brick level > backups. Arcserve users do not bother with BLB. Obviously i > dont do BLB on all my servers, i do use deleted item > retension, i have 82 sites with 114 exchange servers, we dont > use blb on all of them, but we do use blb on exchange servers > that hold all the high level execs mailboxes. > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Pe�a, Botp" [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 3:04 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Veritas Netbackup error on MSX 5.5 > > > Hi Kanee, > > I do use blb, but only for a chosen few. I have to do this > since it was consuming our backup window and our tape (we > have other things besides mail :-). I love blb folder level > backup. It save me once (my boss gave me thumbs up when I > recovered his beloved folder in minutes :-). I love the > mailbox backup level too, it save me once, too (an admin > screwed up with exmerge, wiping out a dozen mailboxes :-). > > Suffice it to say, blb is a great feature poorly implemented > (by the backup sw or by exchange or both). If blb can backup > w the speed and optimization of _normal_ dir/info store > backup, then I will go back to doing full blb again. This is > just humble opinion only. > > Thanks -botp > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: kanee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 10:23 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Veritas Netbackup error on MSX 5.5 > > > > > > All you funny guys have not given me a single reason as to > > why you should not do brick level back ups and your comments > > carry no value unless you back it up with some substance..and > > hope none of funny cats are using arcserve as your backup > > product, if you are i understand why you are so scared of > > brick level backups... > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: William Lefkovics [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 8:36 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Veritas Netbackup error on MSX 5.5 > > > > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
